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Profiles
We Can All Sing
His calendar was booked…with upsherens and bas mitzvahs. But Mordechai Shapiro was determined to be a wedding singer. His fresh, fun sound

By Yisroel Besser

Profiles
The Builder
Sam Menlo lost everything in the Holocaust, except his faith and determination. So it’s no wonder he single-mindedly built the spiritual infrastructure that’s served Los Angeles f ...

By Barbara Bensoussan

A Few Minutes With
A Few Minutes with Ayelet Shaked
Israel’s Right, judicial reform, the Trump peace plan

By Omri Nahmias

The Rose Report
An Idea That Doesn’t Die
Kahanism’s comeback and the rise of Otzma

By Binyamin Rose

Washington Wrap
Democrats Take a Step to the Left
More bad news for pro-Israel Democrats

By Omri Nahmias

Metro & Beyond
Yeshivos Sue State over Secular Mandate
New York State vs. yeshivos heads to court

By Yochonon Donn

Metro & Beyond
Agudah Draws New Crowd
An unusually long parade of lawmakers at Agudah’s lunch

By Yochonon Donn

On Site
The Bigger Picture
Yossi Goldschmidt’s camera captures the grit and grandeur of Yerushalmi life

By Shlomi Gil

Connect Two
The Spokesman: Part III
“That’s why it’s important to use specific words.”

By D. Himy, M.S. CCC-SLP and Zivia Reischer

Fundamentals
What on Earth is So Funny?
What was it about Esther that was so powerful?

By Miriam Kosman

Family Reflections
Clear the Air
Spelling things out clears clouds of resentment

By Sarah Chana Radcliffe

Parshah
Mad Libs and Mothers

By Faigy Peritzman

EndNote
Behind the Curtain

By Riki Goldstein

Second Thoughts
A Column in Three Scenes
Giving of themselves because it is a mitzvah to do so

By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman